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    Discrimination In Sport

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    Sports such as figure skating require the performers to lift and do aerial acrobatics on ice with another person. Due to the weight factors, some women may feel discriminated because they are not a certain weight requirement that is preferred for figure ice skating. This often can cause many other mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and even obesity. This type of discrimination can

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    I love roller blading. Skating is like my number one thing I love to do. Skating is the reason for the most memorable day of my life. When I was 13 years old, I was selected to compete in a skating tournament. Although I came in 4th place, I was just happy that I was chosen to be there. I was just as nervous and scared that day, as I was the first time I put on the blades. On the way to the tournament, I remembered back to when I was just 9 years old and the first time I learned how to roller blade

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    The central idea of “The first ice skates helped people travel in the winter” by Smithsonian.com, adapted by Newsela staff, is to show how different ice skates are now and what skates from long ago were used for and to explain how skates have change over time. For example in the first paragraph of “Winter Transportation” it says, “In 15th-century Netherlands, the most common way to travel in cold months was by skates. The country's many canals became frozen highways for thousands to travel by in

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    Half way through my 2 hours in the dimly lit skating rink, I clung to the white wall of the rink covered in advertisements of local businesses in the 40-degree December weather. Ice shavings covered my black leggings and my chunky, army green jacket, making me colder as I stood motionless on the ice. It was my third year skating at the seasonal rink set up in the middle of the Chattanooga Choo Choo and I never managed to learn how to skate. Every year I would end up on the familiar white wall, watching

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    about an unprofessional winter olympics, I rushed to the nearest ice skating rink; i knew i wanted to figure skate. I carefully laced up a pair of skates and stepped onto the ice, instantly slipping on the slick ground. No matter how hard i hit the ground, however, i kept going. I knew that if i practiced hard enough, i’d have a fair shot to win the $100 million prize. Assuming that nobody competing was an actual expert at skating, i had good odds. Almost everyday, after school, i’d trot over to the

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    Hockey Identity Essay

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    Have you worked so hard for something not knowing the outcome? Just skating there hoping for the best outcome? I do it all the time playing hockey. Hockey has been a part of my life, my identity, ever since I can remember. I love playing hockey more than anything. Everything about hockey gets me excited. The different skates you buy to the type of hair you have is mind blowing. I have been doing it for almost 19 years of my life. Hockey is a part of my identity. It has brought confidence, my friends

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    Roller Shoes As early as several years ago, roller skating becomes very popular and I used to dream of possessing my own pairs of Roller shoes. What capturing my heart was not confined to their fashionable appearances, more importantly, was the consequent benefits they produce. Frank as me, I deem the shoes good toys on account of following advantages: Firstly, roller skating is beneficial to children's comprehensive ability improvements, which include physical agility, powers of endurance, a

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    dreams, has left several marks in the annals of competitive figure skating. Since her childhood, Michelle has broken several records and has won numerous competitions. At the young age of 13, Michelle won her first gold medal at the 1996 world championships, becoming the youngest skater to receive a world title. She went on to win a total of six gold medals rewarding her with a world title each time. Michelle was a pioneer in figure skating, as she was the first female or male skater to score eight perfect

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    from Randy. Again, it was a little different movie for Hallmark, and it was nice to see you cast in a little bit different role. I thought it was entertaining. And I didn't know how it was going to come across necessarily with me as the figure skating coach, but I have done a lot of coaching. I was ski instructor for many years. Whether I knew anything about the sport or not, a coach is a coach, and I tapped into that side of things. I channeled my dad a bit. He's always been a coach of mine. I

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    People have different learning style. According to the VAK Learning Style Indicators, my learning style is quite not clear which is tend to be physical but very close to visual and auditory. Because of in university or college even high school in some cases is very stressful. Student live in a very intensive environment, so it is very significant to let the student know what their learning style is. Let them concentrate on using the learning style that they good at. So, I am going to introduce my

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